NSW and Victoria border closure
At 11.59pm Tuesday night, the border between Victoria and New South Wales will close to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Sculpture for Lake Guthridge
A new sculpture is set to become a fixture on the shores of Sale's Lake Guthridge, and the people behind it are hoping it will spark an important conversation.
Headspace opening soon in Sale
Young people in Wellington Shire will soon have access to specialised mental health support delivered online by a new Headspace satellite in Sale, as soon as the end of this month.
Nats would ‘rebuild and restore CFA’
After years of planning, a new fire service is now operating in Victoria, combining career firefighters from the Country Fire Authority and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to create Fire Rescue Victoria.
Under new management
A new chapter for the Stratford Courthouse has officially begun, as new managers take the reins.
No injuries from Sale collision
A two-car collision in Sale Monday morning fortunately resulted in no injuries.
Funding disadvantages regional publishers
The federal government has announced 107 regional publishers and broadcasters who applied to the Public Interest News Gathering program will receive a share of $50 million in funding committed to support regional news services in 2020-21.
State coughs up money
A decade after works first began, the Princes Highway duplication between Sale and Traralgon finally has the state funding contribution to be completed.
Fight has only just begun
Wellington Shire Council will write to Bunnings and parent company to explain the potential economic impacts of its decision to cease sourcing timber from Australian Sustainable Hardwoods in Heyfield.
‘Alpine grazing reduces blazing’
The Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria wants cattle grazing re-examined as a fire management tool.
Gippsland hit hard by drought, fire and COVID-19
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed the effect the COVID-19 crisis and the January bushfires have had on employment across rural and regional Victoria, and in particular Gippsland.
Heyfield’s mini electricity grid aspirations on track
Heyfield is on track to become a model town for communities across Australia interested in setting up their own mini electricity grid.
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VFF is taking Gippsland voices to Spring Street
Opening the table to all topics of conversation, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) chief executive Charlie Thomas and president Ryan Milgate held a community meeting...
